As prepared by Chris Nickson, here are the practice written questions from a recent CICM Second Part exam practice session at The Alfred ICU, with recommended reading from LITF.com’s Critical Care Compendium and other FOAM sources:
Q1.
Critically evaluate the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the management of the critically ill patient with asthma.
Learn more here:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/non-invasive-ventilation-niv-and-asthma/
https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/non-invasive-ventilation-niv/
Q2.
- List 5 different mechanisms of drug-induced increase in body temperature, with an example for each (2.5 marks)
- Compare and contrast the following toxidromes (7.5 marks):
- Serotonin syndrome
- Anticholinergic syndrome
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Learn more here:
https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/hyperthermia-associated-toxidromes/
Q3.
(CICM Exam 2017.1 Q7)
You are asked to urgently review a 48-year-old male who has been in ICU for three weeks following an episode of severe community-acquired pneumonia. He had a percutaneous tracheostomy sited one week ago and has now developed sudden bleeding out of his airway.
- List the possible causes for the bleeding. (30% marks)
- Outline your assessment and management of the situation. (70% marks)
Learn more here:
CICM 2017.1 exam report for this question
https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/bleeding-tracheostomy/
You can access all the previous practice questions since 2014 here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Ta8IvVaVtc5Il7-kJwj6qKGu54OmifJGRUWCXud8dY/edit
See this link on INTENSIVE for exam resources:
//intensiveblog.com/resources/#3